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The firm wants to move its headquarters from near 84th and Dodge to 11th and Dodge, right in the heart of downtown.

Renderings show a glass tower rising 16 stories on top of what is now a parking lot. HDR said the building will be 290,000 square feet, including parking.

HDR wants to occupy its new building by December 2018, before the lease on its offices expires in 2019.

"We chose downtown Omaha for our new global headquarters because it will better meet the long term needs of our employees, clients and business partners," HDR Chairman and CEO George Little said in a statement. "We're excited about helping grow the downtown urban core, which will create energy and excitement for more visitors to Omaha, and this will create jobs and growth of our city."

The approval process starts at the planning board meeting on Feb. 3, according to a company news release. After the planning board, the proposal moves to city council.

HDR will build on property that Omaha Performing Arts (OPA) is selling. To make up for the lost land, OPA wants the City of Omaha to buy historic buildings next door to the nonprofit's Holland Performing Arts Center for expansion.

The city may use $10 million in redevelopment bonds for the purchase. There's no timeline for when the Holland Center may expand, but renderings released by HDR Monday show the historic buildings still standing.

HDR expects to break ground in early summer. The Kiewit firm is developing a construction plan, but HDR has yet to select a builder.